Failure to Switch Off the Brainstem Inspiratory Neurons Can Result

question 40

Multiple Choice

Failure to switch off the brainstem inspiratory neurons can result in which of the following?

• A) Apnea
• B) Apneustic breathing
• C) Biot's breathing
• D) Cheyne-Stokes breathing

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Definitions:

Automatic Stabilizers

Economic policies and programs designed to offset fluctuations in a nation's economic activity without additional government intervention.

Recession

A noticeable drop in economic activity that affects the entire economy, enduring beyond several months, usually evidenced in real GDP, real income, employment, industrial production, and wholesale-retail sales.

Transfer Payments

Payments made by the government to individuals, without the government receiving any goods or services in return.

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